AUDI A3 Sportback e-tron

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deployable bonnet, Standard Active Pedestrian Protection

Seatbelt Reminder Driver, Passenger, Rear

Electronic Stability Control ESC, Standard, Manual Switch

Lane Support Lane Departure Warning + Lane Keep Assist, Optional (meeting

fitment requirements)

Autonomous Braking 'pre sense front', Inter-Urban (Auto-Brake and Forward Collision Warning) system, Optional (meeting fitment requirements) Not Available

Speed Assistance Systems

Other Not applicable

AUDI A3 Sportback e-tron

AUDI A3 Sportback e-tron 1.4 TFSI + e-Engine 'Ambition', RHD

82%

78%

66%

68%

DETAILS OF TESTED CAR

SPECIFICATIONS

AUDI A3 Sportback e-tron 1.4 TFSI + e-Engine 'Ambition', RHD Tested model

Body type 5 door hatchback

Year of publication 2014

VIN from which rating applies applies to all A3 Sportback e-trons of the specificiation tested 1607kg

Kerb weight

SAFETY EQUIPMENT

Driver (Single Stage), Passenger (Single Stage) Frontal airbags

Pre-tensioners Driver (single), Passenger (single)

Load-limiters Driver, Passenger, Rear

Side airbags Head (front and rear), Thorax (front only)

Front head restraints Passive

Driver Knee airbags

Passenger airbag switch Manual (optional)

Integrated child restraint None

Rear outboard seats ISOFIX anchorages

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Rear seats Front seats

System name Not applicable

Fitment Optional (not meeting fitment requirements)

AEB CITY 0 pts

CRASH TEST PERFORMANCE

WHIPLASH PROTECTION

Total 31 pts | 82%

ADULT OCCUPANT

FRONT OFFSET 14,7 pts Driver Passenger SIDE CAR 8 pts

Side car Side pole

SIDE POLE 6,2 pts

FRONT, REAR SEATS 2,3 pts

FRONT OFFSET

HEAD

Driver airbag contact unstable Passenger airbag contact stable

Head protection airbag Yes Chest protection airbag Yes

SIDE

Passenger compartment stable Windscreen Pillar rearward 16mm CHEST

Steering wheel rearward 7mm Steering wheel upward 1mm Chest contact with steering

wheel

none

Stiff structures in dashboard none Concentrated loads on knees none UPPER LEGS, KNEES AND PELVIS

LOWER LEGS AND FEET

Rearward pedal movement Brake - 74.845mm Upward pedal movement Brake - 16.202mm

Footwell Collapse none

Seat description Sports, leather, 4 way manual Head restraint type Passive

HEAD RESTRAINT

Front geometric assessment 1,5 pts TESTS

- High severity 2 pts

- Medium severity 2,6 pts

- Low severity 2,4 pts

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FRONTAL IMPACT

Total 39 pts | 78%

CHILD OCCUPANT

18 MONTH OLD CHILD

3 YEAR OLD CHILD

Restraint Facing Installation

Takata Midi rearward facing ISOFIX and Supportleg

Restraint Facing Installation

Takata Midi rearward facing ISOFIX and Supportleg

PERFORMANCE

12 pts

Head forward movement protected

Head acceleration good

Chest load good

Head containment protected

SIDE IMPACT

FRONTAL IMPACT

Head forward movement protected

Chest load good

Head containment protected

SIDE IMPACT

CRASH TEST PERFORMANCE

CHILD SAFETY FEATURES AND CRS INSTALLATION CHECK

Isofix

Maxi Cosi Cabriofix (Seatbelt) Römer King Plus (Seatbelt) Römer Duo Plus (ISOFIX) Römer KidFix (Seatbelt)

Maxi Cosi Cabriofix and EasyFix (Seatbelt) Maxi Cosi Cabriofix and EasyFix (ISOFIX) BeSafe iZi Kid X3 ISOfix (ISOFIX) Maxi Cosi Pearl and Familyfix (ISOFIX) Römer KidFix (ISOFIX)

Takata Midi (ISOFIX) Takata Midi (ISOFIX)

SEAT POSITION

FRONT 2nd ROW 3rd ROW

CENTER RIGHT LEFT CENTER RIGHT LEFT CENTER RIGHT

N/A Fail Pass Pass Pass N/A N/A N/A

N/A Pass Pass Pass Pass N/A N/A N/A

N/A Exempt Pass Exempt Pass N/A N/A N/A

N/A Pass Pass Pass Pass N/A N/A N/A

N/A Exempt Fail Exempt Fail N/A N/A N/A

Safety features score 4 pts Installation check score 10,7 pts

Fail Safety critical problem

Pass Install without problem

Partial Fail Install with care

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0 pts

3 pts

SPEED ASSISTANCE SYSTEM

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

- driver and passenger Pass

- rear Pass

SEATBELT REMINDER

Meets requirements

SAFETY ASSIST

Total 9 pts | 68%

1 pts

LANE SUPPORT SYSTEMS

Forward collision warning Auto brake

Abrupt (6m/s²) Gentle (2 m/s²)

Leading vehicle braking Forward collision warning Auto brake

Abrupt (6m/s²) Gentle (2 m/s²)

Leading vehicle braking Forward collision warning Auto brake 70 60 50 40 30 20 80 10 Approaching speed (km/h) Forward collision warning Auto brake 70 60 50 40 30 20 80 10 Approaching speed (km/h)

APPROACHING A BRAKING VEHICLE WITH LONG HEADWAY APPROACHING A BRAKING VEHICLE WITH SHORT HEADWAY APPROACHING A SLOW MOVING VEHICLE

2 pts

AEB INTERURBAN SYSTEMS Crash avoided

Speed reduced

No crash mitigation Not applicable

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Total 24 pts | 66%

PEDESTRIAN

COMMENTS

Adult occupant Child occupant Pedestrian Safety assist

In the dynamic crash tests the A3 Sportback e-tron scored maximum points for its protection of the 1½ year and 3 year dummies, both of which were sat in rearward-facing group 0+/1 child restraints. In the side impact, both dummies were properly contained within the protective shells of their restraints, minimising the risk of head contact with the vehicle interior. The front passenger airbag can be disabled to allow a rearward-facing child restraint to be used in that seating position. However, the switch to disable the airbag is not standard so it was not eligible to score points in the assessment. Some types of child restraints could not be accommodated in the car. The front passenger airbag disabling switch is not standard and, without it, the group 0+ universal restraint cannot be safely used in that seating position. The group II/III semi-universal restraint could not be properly positioned in the rear outboard seats. Other restraint types could be properly installed and accommodated.

The bumper showed good protection to pedestrians' legs at all points tested and scored maximum points. However, the front edge of the bonnet showed poor protection to the pelvis region at all test locations. The A3 Sportback e-tron has an active bonnet. When sensors detect that a pedestrian has been struck, actuators lift the bonnet, providing extra clearance to the stiff structures in the engine bay. Audi showed that the system operated robustly for a variety of pedestrian statures and over a broad range of speeds. Therefore, Euro NCAP's tests were performed with the bonnet in the raised (deployed) position. Tests results on the bonnet surface were predominantly good or adequate with poor results recorded only at the base of the windscreen and on the stiff windscreen pillars.

The passenger compartment remained stable in the frontal impact. There was insufficient pressure in the driver dummy's airbag to prevent the head from bottoming out the airbag on to the steering wheel. The score for the driver's head was penalised as a result. Dummy readings indicated good protection of the knees and femurs of the driver and passenger. Audi showed that a similar level of protection would be provided to occupants of different statures and to those sat in different seating positions, whose knees might contact the dashboard at different locations. In the side barrier impact, the A3 Sportback e-tron scored maximum points, with good protection of all critical body areas. In the more severe side pole impact, dummy readings of rib compression indicated marginal protection of the chest but other parts of the body were well or adequately protected. Whiplash protection in the event of a rear-end collision was rated as good for the front and rear seats. The A3 Sportback e-tron has an autonomous emergency braking system available as an option. The system operates from low speeds but, as it is not standard equipment, functionality at city-type speeds was not assessed.

HEAD 18 pts

PELVIS 0,1 pts

LEG 6 pts

2012 - Audi Secondary Collision Brake Assist 2012 - Audi Pre-Sense Basic

EURO NCAP ADVANCED REWARDS

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Electronic stability control is standard equipment as is a seatbelt reminder system protecting the front and rear seats. A lane-assist system is available as an option but met Euro NCAP's fitment requirements and was included in the assessment. Audi 'pre-sense front' is an optional autonomous emergency braking system. As it is expected to be fitted to most cars sold in Europe, its higher-speed 'Inter-Urban' functionality was assessed and found to perform adequately. A speed assistance system is not available on the A3 Sportback e-tron.